[Dirk breathes out, and Dave might feel stupid but Dirk feels relieved. Above all else, Dirk hates himself most for hating himself. It's an ugly paradox, the knot that catches him up and turns him fully narcissistic. Sharing the depth of that self-loathing with anyone is terrifying. Some magic phrase that should fix it, or pity—he doesn't know if he could take them.
He can take something out of nowhere.]
Yeah. Nothing in my childhood to fear. Except survival things, but I worked out how to handle that.
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He can take something out of nowhere.]
Yeah. Nothing in my childhood to fear. Except survival things, but I worked out how to handle that.